Rafiq Ahmed
Rafiq Ahmad, commonly known as Comrade Rafiq Ahmad of Bhopal, was a famous communist activist of the 20th century in India. He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of India in Tashkent in 1921. After the independence of India he continued to live in Bhopal and later died in the same city. During this time after independence, he limited his political activities. Rafiq Ahmed went to Moscow to participate in Civil Wars and received the Lenin Award from the president of Russia. Later on, he received the Tampatrr Award from Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Rafiq Ahmed spoke Russian, Arabic, Hindi, English, and Urdu. His eldest son, late Jameel Ahmed, Grandsons of Rafiq Ahmed include Shakeel Ahmed, Sohail Ahmed, Shariq Jameel and Shahab Jameel. Jameel Ahmed's grandsons are Mohammed Ahmed and Touseef Ahmed. They all reside in Bhopal.
